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GE’s Advanced Gas Path technology will be installed on the two GE 9F.03 gas turbines powering the upcoming 718 MW plant. Power Plant to begin generating power in 2022. It will provide the equivalent electricity needed to supply 850,000 homes in Bangladesh. DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2020 — GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it […]

YOKOHAMA, Japan, July 31, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, announced on April 24, 2020, that it will change its name to “Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.” in conjunction with the transfer of shares in MHPS held by Hitachi, Ltd. to MHI. The date […]

Chevron seeks to source more than 500 megawatts of renewable electricity for its operations OAKVILLE, ON, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Chevron U.S.A Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (“Algonquin”) (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN) today announced an agreement seeking to co-develop renewable power projects that […]

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has lowered its sales forecast for 2020, and the company said it expects the economic impact of COVID-19 will cut €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its sales revenue in the full year. The company in its latest earnings report, released July 30, said the impact of the […]

Pilsen (30/7/2020) – The Pilsen steam turbine manufacturer will supply two 50MW steam turbines, including other parts of additional technology and equipment, for one of the most modern power generating plant in Indonesia. The project site is located in a seismically active area and during the execution Doosan Škoda Power used its rich experience from […]

GE Gas Power and Uniper have agreed to roll out a detailed decarbonization roadmap that may entail hydrogen-friendly upgrades to all GE gas turbines and compressors at the German generation giant’s gas power plants and gas storage facilities across Europe.  Under the agreement, GE Gas Power and Uniper will form a joint working group to […]

ABB launches analytics software and services that combines operational data with engineering and IT data to deliver actionable intelligence The ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite is a scalable advanced analytics platform with pre-built, easy-to-use applications and services. It collects, contextualizes and converts operational, engineering and information technology data into actionable insights that […]

Officials with the ITER project in France said work has started on the assembly of giant components needed for construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, a project designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful use. The ITER group, in a ceremony July 28 that was broadcast online (see […]

South Korea has flourished over the past six decades, transforming its place on the world stage. However, progress has come at a price—far higher than average pollution generated from its energy grid. On its path of progress, the country has capitalized on the promise of cheap coal power. Meeting its energy and emissions goals will […]

Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear energy company, said it is ready to receive a shipment of the first full reload batch of fresh uranium-plutonium mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the BN-800 fast reactor at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, the nation’s oldest operating  nuclear energy facility. The company on July 23 announced the Mining and Chemical […]